Reading the Bhagavad Gita

On the field of Kurukshetra, Arjuna sees his kin on both sides and lays down his bow. The question the whole Gita answers.

Sankhya Yoga. Krishna’s first answer: the eternal self, and acting with a steady mind.

Karma Yoga. Why no one can stop acting, and how to act as an offering rather than for reward.

Krishna speaks of his own descents into the world, and of action consumed in the fire of knowledge.

Dhyana Yoga. How to sit, how to steady the restless mind, and the yogi as one’s own friend.

All things rest in the divine, and the simplest offering, a leaf, a flower, water, is accepted when given with love.

Bhakti Yoga. The shortest chapter, and the qualities of the devotee dear to Krishna.

Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. The Gita gathers its teaching and ends with Arjuna ready to act.